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WebGL Playground
WebGL playground is a straightforward idea: type in your WebGL script and see the results. But the cool part is that the editor and the results are just on the same page and that you get a handful of features that make your life easier....
NeoAxis Game Engine 1.1 Released
NeoAxis Group is pleased to announce that NeoAxis Engine and it's SDK was updated to version 1.1. NeoAxis Engine is an all-purpose 3D engine for game development, simulation and visualization systems creation. New version introduced significant improvements in rendering as well as new pathfinding system, toolset localization support and some other improvements....
Frogames Bundle for $99
Looking for a good way to start 2012? Get the 8 following Frogames art content packs for $99 only, and save $231!...
Game Connection America Announces Call For Selected Projects
Connection Events today announced the call for Selected Projects submissions for Game Connection America in San Francisco, March 5-7th. For the first time at the US event, Game Connection invites developers to submit console, mobile and online games at any stage of development to the Game Connection Board for consideration as participants in the Selected Projects program. The January 22nd submission deadline is fast approaching, so developers are encouraged to complete their submissions here: http://www.game-conn...t/selected-2012
This opportunity is open to developers worldwide....
10 Days Left for IGDA Scholarship Registration
The IGDA is enthused to announce the expansion of its scholar program! In this inaugural year, we offered scholarships to GDC, E3, IGDA Summit + Casual Connect, China Joy, CEDEC, & Leadership Forum US. Scholarships included industry mentorship, studio tours, all access to participating events, and more. Deadline is January 20th....
Game Connection Europe Selected Projects 2012 Shortlist Announced
Game Connection Europe today revealed the 15 unsigned game projects that have made it on to the Selected Projects 2012 shortlist. Game Connection is also very pleased to announce official support for the awards from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe who will be presenting a special award....
Kot in Action Creative Artel is opening its doors to 3rd party game developers
An Open Letter to the Independent Developer Community and Press.
Attention all Indies:
Steel Storm, the premier franchise by Kot in Action Creative Artel, is opening its doors to 3rd party (including indie) game developers.
Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is a top down action shooter with old school spirit. It marks the return of top-down shooters with new twists. The game has score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced action, hordes of smart enemies, destructible worlds and ground shaking explosions.
We see an opportunity to bring Steel Storm to other genres and platforms and artistic/media formats, but we are working on new games (See our blog at http://kot-in-action.com for details on these!) and cannot split our time between two major projects. Therefore we look to other game developers to keep the torch moving.
Keep reading after the jump for more information!
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Game Connection Europe reveals initial conference program
From 6th to 8th December 2011 at Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris, France, Game Connection Europe will open its doors to thousands of international attendees. Their goal? Learn, train and grow professionally with high level conferences and one-day master classes led by renowned industry experts. Organised as part of Game Paris in association with the French industry association Capital Games, the initial program of conferences at Game Connection Europe officially goes public today!...
Global Game Jam 2012 Call for Hosts
The IGDA Global Game Jam (GGJ), today announced that it is ready to receive applications for GGJ 2012 Jam Sites. The GGJ will take place January 27-29, 2012, worldwide. Jam Site organizers are invited to apply at www.GlobalGameJam.org....
Promising Unsigned Games And Companies To Be Awarded At Game Connection Europe
Applications invited for ‘Selected Projects’ and ‘Selected Companies’ 2012. Nominees to present live to panel of publishers, investors and industry experts. Apply before October 5th, 11:00pm CET.
The 15 ‘Selected Projects’ nominees and 10 ‘Selected Companies’ nominees will benefit from greatly enhanced exposure to key industry decision makers at Game Connection Europe 2011 in Paris this December 6th-8th, 2011....
Finalists Named in International Serious Play Award Competition
A panel of experts have selected 20 games as finalists in the 2011 International Serious Play Awards, a recognition program honoring outstanding examples of corporate, military, health care, and school/at home learning titles. The games will be featured and final winners and a Best of Show selected at the Serious Play Conference, Tuesday – Thursday, August 22 -24, 2011 at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Wash.
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Write Once, Deploy Everywhere with App Game Kit
Now you can write your game app once and deploy it to multiple devices in either BASIC or C++....
OptiTrack V120:Duo and V120:Trio Tracking Bars Ship
Bringing innovative and affordable motion capture technology to the desktop, NaturalPoint® today announced the immediate availability of the OptiTrack™ V120:Duo and V120:Trio tracking bars. Offering an out-of-the-box motion capture solution, the new OptiTrack tracking bars incorporate optical tracking technology that is accurate, flexible and very simple to use....
Mac OS X and iOS support in Unigine Engine
Unigine Corp. announced full support of Mac OS X and iOS by its advanced Unigine engine in addition to other available platforms (Windows, Linux, PlayStation 3 and Android). Both Mac and iOS versions of the engine have already been heavily tested by Unigine Corp. internally as well as its licensees. Read more in the official press-release: http://unigine.com/p...727-macosx-ios/...
Torque 3D 1.1 Major Feature Update now available from GarageGames
Torque 3D 1.1, the successor of the Front Line Award-winning engine from GarageGames, has been publicly released and is now available for purchase and download. Built upon superior technology and still the full source engine leader, the latest version of Torque 3D is unparalleled in its class....
Advanced Physics In 3D Games For Web Browsers
We are pleased to announce the release of Matali Physics, an advanced 3D physics engine for .NET and Mono, in version for web browsers. With the upcoming Silverlight 5 technology, it becomes possible to run .NET 3D applications inside web browsers with full hardware-accelerated graphics. Meet the expectations of game developers, the latest version of Matali Physics engine already supports Silverlight 5 beta providing realistic simulation of objects behaviour to all 3d web game developers.
Online demo of Matali Physics engine is here (This demo requires Internet Explorer 9 web browser with Silverlight 5 beta plugin).
For more information, visit www.mataliphysics.com...
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Gamer found dead in internet cafe…nine hours later
venturebeat.com -- 23-year-old Chen Jung-yu was found dead at an internet cafe in New Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday night. Jung-yu was rigid in his chair with hands on the keyboard and mouse, according to local police. He had been playing the popular …
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BROADCAST: 8 Things You Never Learned in Game Dev School (February 5th)
aigamedev.com -- This upcoming broadcast on Sunday, February 5th at 19:00 UTC will take place online within your browser using streaming audio/video: “Have you ever felt your team isn't performing at it's full potential? The reasons for this problem are ra...
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Portals 2D is a free download until February 7th
Global Game Jam 2012: A Growing Collection
Windows Phone App Review: Pictomaphone
Escape Goat (XBLIG) Now Priced At $1
Nokia explains its ClearBlack screen technology
Road to the IGF: Vlambeer's Ridiculous Fishing
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Don’t Store That in a Float
altdevblogaday.com -- I promised in my last post to show an example of the importance of knowing how much precision a float has at a particular value. Here goes.As a general rule this type of data that should never be stored in a float:Read more on Don’t Store Th...
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Zynga accounted for $445M, or 12 percent of Facebook’s revenue, in 2011
venturebeat.com -- Zynga, the largest app publisher on Facebook, accounted for 12 percent of the social network’s total revenue in 2011, according to Facebook’s inital public offering filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That means that Zy...
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Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley launches mobile-game startup with Atari arcade veterans
venturebeat.com -- Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of the Xbox, passionately believes that gameplay will triumph in the game business. That is why he and his new startup are relying on a team of famous designers from Atari to make a series of …
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Gene Simmons says a KISS Angry Birds game is coming
venturebeat.com -- KISS frontman Gene Simmons has revealed that he’s in talks with Rovio to develop a KISS/Angry Birds game. In what specific capacity the two brands will mash up is unclear, as Simmons drops the bombshell almost flippantly during an interview...
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Zynga CEO: We aren’t the copycats on Bingo social game (exclusive interview)
venturebeat.com -- Mark Pincus, chief executive of social gaming giant Zynga, denied that Zynga copied a rival’s Bingo game on Facebook. Instead, he said in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat that the accuser in this case borrowed from Zynga. On Sunday, B...
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Terraria 2.0? Developer Offers A Sneak Peek Of Their Next Game
www.indiegamemag.com -- One of the masked bandits behind Terraria, Tiyuri, has revealed the first screenshots and information regarding his upcoming ...
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Review: How Final Fantasy XIII-2 saves the franchise…for now
venturebeat.com -- 2010’s Final Fantasy XIII may have sold well enough, but the perplexingly bad design decisions quickly made the title a bitter disappointment for many fans. Coupled with the disastrous launch of Final Fantasy XIV, and even publisher/developer Squa...
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100 year old gamer uses Nintendo DS to keep her mind active
venturebeat.com -- Nintendo has certainly broadened the demographic of the gaming community in recent years, as demonstrated by 100 year old gamer Kathleen ‘Kit’ Connell. Kit plays on her Nintendo DS console for two hours every evening, and has been nicknamed the...
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Student Showcase: Take A Squeak At ‘Prepare For Battle’
www.indiegamemag.com -- During our perusal of student projects around the net we came across a small development from Norwegian student, ...
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‘Paradox Exit’ Now Available On Windows Phone For Free
www.indiegamemag.com -- Prolific Windows Phone indie developer, Elbert Perez, has released his “most ambitious game yet” on to the platform ...
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Isometric Minecraft? ‘Bit Digger’ Announced
www.indiegamemag.com -- Scrabosoft has released a gameplay trailer for Bit Digger which is an isometric sandbox-crafter intended for the Xbox ...
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European Playstation Network store broken following maintenance
venturebeat.com -- Following scheduled maintenance last week, the Playstation Network store in Europe, Australia and New Zealand is no longer working for many users. The problem, reported widely across the European Playstation forums, is that no content can be downl...
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Chiaroscuro Conflict In Debut Trailer For ‘Shad’O’
www.indiegamemag.com -- Okugi Studios have released the first official trailer for their upcoming tower defense game, Shad’O, one that offers ...
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The role of self image in video game play
www.gamasutra.com -- So why do you think you choose to play the games you do? NO! WRONG ANSWER! Well, actually, you're probably mostly right about that, but an upcoming article in Psychological Science suggests that your choice of games and your motivation to keep pla...
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